Keyboard shortcuts

For Windows/Linux:

Working with presentation

Open 'File' panel

Alt+F

Open the File panel to save, download, print the current presentation, view its info, create a new presentation or open an existing one, access the Presentation Editor help or advanced settings.

Open 'Search' dialog box

Ctrl+F

Open the Search dialog box to start searching for a character/word/phrase in the currently edited presentation.

Open 'Comments' panel

Ctrl+⇧ Shift+H

Open the Comments panel to add your own comment or reply to other users' comments.

Open comment field

Alt+H

Open a data entry field where you can add the text of your comment.

Open 'Chat' panel

Alt+Q

Open the Chat panel and send a message.

Save presentation

Ctrl+S

Save all the changes to the presentation currently edited with the Presentation Editor. The active file will be saved under its current name, in the same location and file format.

Print presentation

Ctrl+P

Print the presentation with one of the available printers or save it to a file.

Download As...

Ctrl+⇧ Shift+S

Open the Download as... panel to save the currently edited presentation to the hard disk drive of your computer in one of the supported formats: PPTX, PDF, ODP, POTX, PDF/A, OTP.

Full screen

F11

Switch to the full screen view to fit the Presentation Editor into your screen.

Help menu

F1

Open the Presentation Editor Help menu.

Open existing file (Desktop Editors)

Ctrl+O

On the Open local file tab in Desktop Editors, opens the standard dialog box that allows selecting an existing file.

Close file (Desktop Editors)

Ctrl+W,

Ctrl+F4

Close the current presentation window in Desktop Editors.

Element contextual menu

⇧ Shift+F10

Open the selected element contextual menu.

Reset the ‘Zoom’ parameter

Ctrl+0

Reset the ‘Zoom’ parameter of the current presentation to the default 'Fit to slide' value.

Navigation

The first slide

Home

Go to the first slide of the currently edited presentation.

The last slide

End

Go to the last slide of the currently edited presentation.

Next slide

Page Down

Go to the next slide of the currently edited presentation.

Previous slide

Page Up

Go to the previous slide of the currently edited presentation.

Zoom In

Ctrl++

Zoom in the currently edited presentation.

Zoom Out

Tab/Shift+Tab

Zoom out the currently edited presentation.

Navigate between controls in modal dialogues

↹ Tab/⇧ Shift+↹ Tab

Navigate between controls to give focus to the next or previous control in modal dialogues.

Performing Actions on Slides

New slide

Ctrl+M

Create a new slide and add it after the selected one in the list.

Duplicate slide

Ctrl+D

Duplicate the selected slide in the list.

Move slide up

Ctrl+↑

Move the selected slide above the previous one in the list.

Move slide down

Ctrl+↓

Move the selected slide below the following one in the list.

Move slide to beginning

Ctrl+⇧ Shift+↑

Move the selected slide to the very first position in the list.

Move slide to end

Ctrl+⇧ Shift+↓

Move the selected slide to the very last position in the list.

Performing Actions on Objects

Create a copy

Ctrl + drag,

Ctrl+D

Hold down the Ctrl key when dragging the selected object or press Ctrl+D (⌘ Cmd+D for Mac) to create its copy.

Group

Ctrl+G

Group the selected objects.

Ungroup

Ctrl+⇧ Shift+G

Ungroup the selected group of objects.

Select the next object

↹ Tab

Select the next object after the currently selected one.

Select the previous object

⇧ Shift+↹ Tab

Select the previous object before the currently selected one.

Draw straight line or arrow

⇧ Shift + drag (when drawing lines/arrows)

Draw a straight vertical/horizontal/45-degree line or arrow.

Modifying Objects

Constrain movement

⇧ Shift + drag

Constrain the movement of the selected object horizontally or vertically.

Set 15-degree-rotation

⇧ Shift + drag (when rotating)

Constrain the rotation angle to 15 degree increments.

Maintain proportions

⇧ Shift + drag (when resizing)

Maintain the proportions of the selected object when resizing.

Movement pixel by pixel

Ctrl+← → ↑ ↓

Hold down the Ctrl (⌘ Cmd for Mac) key and use the keybord arrows to move the selected object by one pixel at a time.

Working with Tables

Move to the next cell in a row

↹ Tab

Go to the next cell in a table row.

Move to the previous cell in a row

⇧ Shift+↹ Tab

Go to the previous cell in a table row.

Move to the next row

Go to the next row in a table.

Move to the previous row

Go to the previous row in a table.

Start new paragraph

↵ Enter

Start a new paragraph within a cell.

Add new row

↹ Tab in the lower right table cell.

Add a new row at the bottom of the table.

Previewing Presentation

Start preview from the beginning

Ctrl+F5

Start a presentation from the beginning.

Navigate forward

↵ Enter,

Page Down,

→,

↓,

␣ Spacebar

Display the next transition effect or advance to the next slide.

Navigate backward

Page Up,

←,

Display the previous transition effect or return to the previous slide.

Close preview

Esc

End a presentation.

Undo and Redo

Undo

Ctrl+Z

Reverse the latest performed action.

Redo

Ctrl+Y

Repeat the latest undone action.

Cut, Copy, and Paste

Cut

Ctrl+X,

⇧ Shift+Delete

Cut the selected object and send it to the computer clipboard memory. The cut object can be later inserted to another place in the same presentation.

Copy

Ctrl+C,

Ctrl+Insert

Send the selected object to the computer clipboard memory. The copied object can be later inserted to another place in the same presentation.

Paste

Ctrl+V,

⇧ Shift+Insert

Insert the previously copied object from the computer clipboard memory to the current cursor position. The object can be previously copied from the same presentation.

Insert hyperlink

Ctrl+K

Insert a hyperlink which can be used to go to a web address or to a certain slide in the presentation.

Copy style

Ctrl+⇧ Shift+C

Copy the formatting from the selected fragment of the currently edited text. The copied formatting can be later applied to another text fragment in the same presentation.

Apply style

Ctrl+⇧ Shift+V

Apply the previously copied formatting to the text in the currently edited text box.

Selecting with the Mouse

Add to the selected fragment

⇧ Shift

Start the selection, hold down the ⇧ Shift key and click where you need to end the selection.

Selecting using the Keyboard

Select all

Ctrl+A

Select all the slides (in the slides list) or all the objects within the slide (in the slide editing area) or all the text (within the text box) - depending on where the mouse cursor is located.

Select text fragment

⇧ Shift+→ ←

Select the text character by character.

Select text from cursor to beginning of line

⇧ Shift+Home

Select a text fragment from the cursor to the beginning of the current line.

Select text from cursor to end of line

⇧ Shift+End

Select a text fragment from the cursor to the end of the current line.

Select one character to the right

⇧ Shift+→

Select one character to the right of the cursor position.

Select one character to the left

⇧ Shift+←

Select one character to the left of the cursor position.

Select to the end of a word

Ctrl+⇧ Shift+→

Select a text fragment from the cursor to the end of a word.

Select to the beginning of a word

Ctrl+⇧ Shift+←

Select a text fragment from the cursor to the beginning of a word.

Select one line up

⇧ Shift+↑

Select one line up (with the cursor at the beginning of a line).

Select one line down

⇧ Shift+↓

Select one line down (with the cursor at the beginning of a line).

Text Styling

Bold

Ctrl+B

Make the font of the selected text fragment bold giving it a heavier appearance.

Italic

Ctrl+I

Make the font of the selected text fragment slightly slanted to the right.

Underline

Ctrl+U

Make the selected text fragment underlined with a line going under the letters.

Strikeout

Ctrl+5

Make the selected text fragment struck out with a line going through the letters.

Subscript

Ctrl+⇧ Shift+>

Make the selected text fragment smaller placing it to the lower part of the text line, e.g. as in chemical formulas.

Superscript

Ctrl+⇧ Shift+<

Make the selected text fragment smaller placing it to the upper part of the text line, e.g. as in fractions.

Bulleted list

Ctrl+⇧ Shift+L

Create an unordered bulleted list from the selected text fragment or start a new one.

Remove formatting

Ctrl+␣ Spacebar

Remove formatting from the selected text fragment.

Increase font

Ctrl+]

Increase the size of the font for the selected text fragment 1 point.

Decrease font

Ctrl+[

Decrease the size of the font for the selected text fragment 1 point.

Align center

Ctrl+E

Center the text between the left and the right edges.

Align justified

Ctrl+J

Justify the text in the paragraph adding additional space between words so that the left and the right text edges will be aligned with the paragraph margins.

Align right

Ctrl+R

Align right with the text lined up on the right side of the text box, the left side remains unaligned.

Align left

Ctrl+L

Align left with the text lined up on the left side of the text box, the right side remains unaligned.

Increase left indent

Ctrl+M

Increase the paragraph left indent by one tabulation position.

Decrease left indent

Ctrl+⇧ Shift+M

Decrease the paragraph left indent by one tabulation position.

Delete one character to the left

← Backspace

Delete one character to the left of the cursor.

Delete one character to the right

Delete

Delete one character to the right of the cursor.

Moving around in text

Move one character to the left

Move the cursor one character to the left.

Move one character to the right

Move the cursor one character to the right.

Move one line up

Move the cursor one line up.

Move one line down

Move the cursor one line down.

Move to the beginning of a word or one word to the left

Ctrl+←

Move the cursor to the beginning of a word or one word to the left.

Move one word to the right

Ctrl+→

Move the cursor one word to the right.

Move to next placeholder

Ctrl+↵ Enter

Move to the next title or body text placeholder. If it is the last placeholder on a slide, this will insert a new slide with the same slide layout as the original slide

Jump to the beginning of the line

Home

Put the cursor to the beginning of the currently edited line.

Jump to the end of the line

End

Put the cursor to the end of the currently edited line.

Jump to the beginning of the text box

Ctrl+Home

Put the cursor to the beginning of the currently edited text box.

Jump to the end of the text box

Ctrl+End

Put the cursor to the end of the currently edited text box.

For Mac OS:

Working with Presentation

Open 'File' panel

⌥ Option+F

Open the File panel to save, download, print the current presentation, view its info, create a new presentation or open an existing one, access the Presentation Editor help or advanced settings.

Open 'Search' dialog box

^ Ctrl+F,

⌘ Cmd+F

Open the Search dialog box to start searching for a character/word/phrase in the currently edited presentation.

Open 'Comments' panel

^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+H,

⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+H

Open the Comments panel to add your own comment or reply to other users' comments.

Open comment field

⌥ Option+H

Open a data entry field where you can add the text of your comment.

Open 'Chat' panel

⌥ Option+Q

Open the Chat panel and send a message.

Save presentation

^ Ctrl+S,

⌘ Cmd+S

Save all the changes to the presentation currently edited with the Presentation Editor. The active file will be saved under its current name, in the same location and file format.

Print presentation

^ Ctrl+P,

⌘ Cmd+P

Print the presentation with one of the available printers or save it to a file.

Download As...

^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+S,

⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+S

Open the Download as... panel to save the currently edited presentation to the hard disk drive of your computer in one of the supported formats: PPTX, PDF, ODP, POTX, PDF/A, OTP.

Help menu

F1

Open the Presentation Editor Help menu.

Close file (Desktop Editors)

^ Ctrl+W,

⌘ Cmd+W

Close the current presentation window in Desktop Editors.

Element contextual menu

⇧ Shift+F10

Open the selected element contextual menu.

Reset the ‘Zoom’ parameter

^ Ctrl+0 or ⌘ Cmd+0

Reset the ‘Zoom’ parameter of the current presentation to the default 'Fit to slide' value.

Navigation

The first slide

Home,

Fn+←

Go to the first slide of the currently edited presentation.

The last slide

End,

Fn+→

Go to the last slide of the currently edited presentation.

Next slide

Page Down,

Fn+↓

Go to the next slide of the currently edited presentation.

Previous slide

Page Up,

Fn+↑

Go to the previous slide of the currently edited presentation.

Zoom In

^ Ctrl+=,

⌘ Cmd+=

Zoom in the currently edited presentation.

Zoom Out

↹ Tab/⇧ Shift+↹ Tab

Zoom out the currently edited presentation.

Navigate between controls in modal dialogues

↹ Tab/⇧ Shift+↹ Tab

Navigate between controls to give focus to the next or previous control in modal dialogues.

Performing Actions on Slides

New slide

^ Ctrl+M

Create a new slide and add it after the selected one in the list.

Duplicate slide

⌘ Cmd+D

Duplicate the selected slide in the list.

Move slide up

⌘ Cmd+↑

Move the selected slide above the previous one in the list.

Move slide down

⌘ Cmd+↓

Move the selected slide below the following one in the list.

Move slide to beginning

⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+↑

Move the selected slide to the very first position in the list.

Move slide to end

⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+↓

Move the selected slide to the very last position in the list.

Performing Actions on Objects

Create a copy

^ Ctrl + drag,

^ Ctrl+D,

⌘ Cmd+D

Hold down the Ctrl key when dragging the selected object or press Ctrl+D (⌘ Cmd+D for Mac) to create its copy.

Group

⌘ Cmd+G

Group the selected objects.

Ungroup

⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+G

Ungroup the selected group of objects.

Select the next object

↹ Tab

Select the next object after the currently selected one.

Select the previous object

⇧ Shift+↹ Tab

Select the previous object before the currently selected one.

Draw straight line or arrow

⇧ Shift + drag (when drawing lines/arrows)

Draw a straight vertical/horizontal/45-degree line or arrow.

Modifying Objects

Constrain movement

⇧ Shift + drag

Constrain the movement of the selected object horizontally or vertically.

Set 15-degree-rotation

⇧ Shift + drag (when rotating)

Constrain the rotation angle to 15 degree increments.

Maintain proportions

⇧ Shift + drag (when resizing)

Maintain the proportions of the selected object when resizing.

Movement pixel by pixel

⌘ Cmd+← → ↑ ↓

Hold down the Ctrl (⌘ Cmd for Mac) key and use the keybord arrows to move the selected object by one pixel at a time.

Working with Tables

Move to the next cell in a row

↹ Tab

Go to the next cell in a table row.

Move to the previous cell in a row

⇧ Shift+↹ Tab

Go to the previous cell in a table row.

Move to the next row

Go to the next row in a table.

Move to the previous row

Go to the previous row in a table.

Start new paragraph

↵ Return

Start a new paragraph within a cell.

Add new row

↹ Tab in the lower right table cell.

Add a new row at the bottom of the table.

Previewing Presentation

Start preview from the beginning

^ Ctrl+F5

Start a presentation from the beginning.

Navigate forward

↵ Return,

Page Down,

→,

↓,

␣ Spacebar

Display the next transition effect or advance to the next slide.

Navigate backward

Page Up,

←,

Display the previous transition effect or return to the previous slide.

Close preview

Esc

End a presentation.

Undo and Redo

Undo

^ Ctrl+Z,

⌘ Cmd+Z

Reverse the latest performed action.

Redo

^ Ctrl+Y,

⌘ Cmd+Y

Repeat the latest undone action.

Cut, Copy, and Paste

Cut

⌘ Cmd+X

Cut the selected object and send it to the computer clipboard memory. The cut object can be later inserted to another place in the same presentation.

Copy

⌘ Cmd+C

Send the selected object to the computer clipboard memory. The copied object can be later inserted to another place in the same presentation.

Paste

⌘ Cmd+V

Insert the previously copied object from the computer clipboard memory to the current cursor position. The object can be previously copied from the same presentation.

Insert hyperlink

^ Ctrl+K,

⌘ Cmd+K

Insert a hyperlink which can be used to go to a web address or to a certain slide in the presentation.

Copy style

^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+C,

⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+C

Copy the formatting from the selected fragment of the currently edited text. The copied formatting can be later applied to another text fragment in the same presentation.

Apply style

^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+V,

⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+V

Apply the previously copied formatting to the text in the currently edited text box.

Selecting with the Mouse

Add to the selected fragment

⇧ Shift

Start the selection, hold down the ⇧ Shift key and click where you need to end the selection.

Selecting using the Keyboard

Select all

^ Ctrl+A,

⌘ Cmd+A

Select all the slides (in the slides list) or all the objects within the slide (in the slide editing area) or all the text (within the text box) - depending on where the mouse cursor is located.

Select text fragment

⇧ Shift+→ ←

Select the text character by character.

Select one character to the right

⇧ Shift+→

Select one character to the right of the cursor position.

Select one character to the left

⇧ Shift+←

Select one character to the left of the cursor position.

Select one line up

⇧ Shift+↑

Select one line up (with the cursor at the beginning of a line).

Select one line down

⇧ Shift+↓

Select one line down (with the cursor at the beginning of a line).

Text Styling

Bold

^ Ctrl+B,

⌘ Cmd+B

Make the font of the selected text fragment bold giving it a heavier appearance.

Italic

^ Ctrl+I,

⌘ Cmd+I

Make the font of the selected text fragment slightly slanted to the right.

Underline

^ Ctrl+U,

⌘ Cmd+U

Make the selected text fragment underlined with a line going under the letters.

Strikeout

^ Ctrl+5,

⌘ Cmd+5

Make the selected text fragment struck out with a line going through the letters.

Subscript

⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+>

Make the selected text fragment smaller placing it to the lower part of the text line, e.g. as in chemical formulas.

Superscript

⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+<

Make the selected text fragment smaller placing it to the upper part of the text line, e.g. as in fractions.

Bulleted list

^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+L,

⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+L

Create an unordered bulleted list from the selected text fragment or start a new one.

Increase font

^ Ctrl+],

⌘ Cmd+]

Increase the size of the font for the selected text fragment 1 point.

Decrease font

^ Ctrl+[,

⌘ Cmd+[

Decrease the size of the font for the selected text fragment 1 point.

Increase left indent

^ Ctrl+M

Increase the paragraph left indent by one tabulation position.

Decrease left indent

^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+M

Decrease the paragraph left indent by one tabulation position.

Delete one character to the left

← Backspace

Delete one character to the left of the cursor.

Delete one character to the right

Fn+Delete

Delete one character to the right of the cursor.

Moving around in text

Move one character to the left

Move the cursor one character to the left.

Move one character to the right

Move the cursor one character to the right.

Move one line up

Move the cursor one line up.

Move one line down

Move the cursor one line down.

Move to the beginning of a word or one word to the left

⌘ Cmd+←

Move the cursor to the beginning of a word or one word to the left.

Move one word to the right

⌘ Cmd+→

Move the cursor one word to the right.

Move to next placeholder

^ Ctrl+↵ Return,

⌘ Cmd+↵ Return

Move to the next title or body text placeholder. If it is the last placeholder on a slide, this will insert a new slide with the same slide layout as the original slide

Jump to the beginning of the line

Home

Put the cursor to the beginning of the currently edited line.

Jump to the end of the line

End

Put the cursor to the end of the currently edited line.